In his speech on Saturday, Haniyeh called for "a plan to fight the occupation, and resistance to its attacks on our people, our land and our holy places using every possible means." He urged reconciliation between his group and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah faction for the sake of formulating "the big campaign in which all of Palestine will be liberated."

Sarsur insisted that "the solution to the Palestinian crisis lies with [Abbas'] responsiveness to Ismail Haniyeh's call."

The Arab lawmakers, who draws a salary from the State of Israel, went on to state that "Allah...will not forgive the Palestinian leadership...if it prefers to follow blindly after the false illusion provided by Israel and the United States, instead of reaching an understanding with Hamas."